[Coco] Underscore in Filename in DECB

[mike delyea]

Also, isn't it possible that the filename could have been produced by
a string of ASCII characters?  Something like
NA$=CHR$(BLAH)+CHR$(BLAH)+CHR$(LEFT ARROW)+CHR$(BLAH), then OPENed for
output.

On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 10:19 PM, Robert Gault
<robert.gault at worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> CoCo Mongrel wrote:

>>

>> OK doggonnit,

>>

>> I've got some files in DECB that have what I think are stand-ins for the

>> underscore character.  They appear as a right-pointing arrow [ <- (but a

>> single character)].  I can't remember how to produce this character on the

>> CoCo 3 keyboard in DECB.  You can get it with <alt><-> in TW128.  But I

>> want

>> to type this at the DECB command prompt.  A <shift><[down-arrow]> produces

>> the character on the screen, but also apparently a carriage return.  And

>> though it appears the same on the screen, I'm not sure it's the same

>> character...

>>

>> cocomongrel

>>

>

> There is no right pointing arrow produced by the ROMs. There is a left

> pointing arrow <- which is what you drew in your question.

> SHIFT up-arrow will produce  <-  on the screen from Basic.

> The only other arrow is the up-arrow produced by the up-arrow key.

>

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